Irma E. Goodrich

HOLDEN - Irma Eileen (Henry) Goodrich, 103, of 328 Malden St., died in the home of her daughter and son-in-law on Saturday, May 5, 2007.

Her husband of 56 years, Cecil Davison Goodrich, died in December 1979. She leaves her daughter, Claire Doreen Gurney; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. She was predeceased in 1966 by her son, Russell Joseph Goodrich, in 1930 by her brother, Elba Henry, and in 1988 by her granddaughter, Noreen L. Slovin. She was born in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Milton Wright and Blanche Lilly (Heath) Henry, and lived in Rutland, Vermont and Holden.

She attended Derby Academy in Derby, Vermont. She did all her own cooking, baking, cleaning, sewing and bookkeeping. She made friends easily and taught others the value of friendship. She loved backyard bird watching and was able to identify many birds by sight and by call, and she shared this enjoyment with family and friends. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Holden where she enjoyed working with the Women's Fellowship.

Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, in the First Baptist Church of Holden. Interment will be private in Castleton Cemetery, Castleton, Vermont. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Holden, Women's Fellowship, 1216 Main St., Holden, MA 01520; or the Mass. Audubon Society, 208 South Great Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. Miles Funeral Home (www. milesfuneralhome.com), 1158 Main St., Holden, is directing arrangements.